Eva Gallén, a pre-doctoral researcher at the University of Valencia, will be at the University of the Azores from February to May to continue her thesis work, “Reality and challenges of homelessness: a critical analysis of measurement methods and care policies.”

Her research focuses on evaluating and improving tools for measuring the problems associated with homelessness, analyzing public policies related to this issue, and examining the challenges of implementing them in different contexts.

At the University of the Azores, Eva Gallén is supervised by Eduardo Marques, professor and director of the Social Work course, who specializes in intervention with homeless people. Her stay at the University of the Azores will allow her to expand her study in a comparative perspective, exploring the challenges that island communities face regarding residential exclusion and access to social services.

Eva Gallén will collaborate with Eduardo Marques, local researchers, and social workers during her stay, strengthening knowledge exchange and promoting multidisciplinary approaches that will benefit all parties.

Several studies have been done on homelessness on the island of São Miguel, and some of the solutions have been tried to get people off the streets. Still, the fact is that, for example, in Ponta Delgada, the homeless population has been increasing alarmingly, not counting those who sleep in abandoned houses in the city and/or where no one lives.

In Correio dos Açores – Natalino Viveiros, director.

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